Composer/flutist/pianist Louis Moyse's Pastorale was written in 1925 when he was just 14 years old.  Louis was the son of the great French flutist Marcel Moyse, and he grew up steeped in Parisian culture and with the sound of the flute in his ears and his heart. That influence shows in this evocative, oh-so-French piece that sounds like a marriage between Impressionism and springtime in the French countryside.  

 Georg Philip Telemann, Fantaisie No. 12, performed by Karen Kevra 

 Louis Moyse, Pastorale, performed by Karen Kevra  

John Lunn, Downton Abbey Theme, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra  

J.S. Bach, Gavotte, performed by Karen Kevra  

Cecile Chaminade, Concertino, performed by Karen Kevra  

Sakura, traditional Japanese folktune, performed by Karen Kevra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, Allegro aperto, performed by Marcel Moyse  

Igor Stravinsky, Petrouchka, Wiener Philharmonic  

Cab Calloway, Jumpin' Jive  

Duke Ellington Orchestra, Jubilee Stomp  

Maurice Ravel, Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2, Berlin Philharmonic

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